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Wednesday, 5 August 2026 — Edition № 70
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Regional dispatches

  • Hormuz strikes tighten LNG squeeze, testing Genoa's energy lifeline

    Second tanker hit in a month as force majeure widens to 24 Qatari cargoes

    A second Qatari LNG tanker was struck leaving the Strait of Hormuz, with Italian utility Edison saying force majeure now affects 24 shipments through September.

    Marina Doria

  • Emilia-Romagna's Food Valley Tests Climate-Resistant Wheat for Pasta's Future

    Researchers in Italy's Food Valley are breeding wheat to survive heat and drought, safeguarding the nation's iconic pasta.

    In Emilia-Romagna, scientists are developing climate-resistant wheat to protect pasta production from the effects of global warming.

    Giulia Benati

  • Italy tests climate-resistant wheat in Emilia-Romagna's Food Valley

    Researchers focus on wheat to secure pasta's future against drought and heat

    In Emilia-Romagna, scientists are breeding climate-resistant wheat to keep Italy's beloved pasta staple viable amid rising temperatures.

    Costanza Bardi

  • Italy tests climate-resistant wheat to safeguard pasta's future

    Researchers in Emilia-Romagna's Food Valley are developing hardy wheat varieties amid drought and heat that threaten Italy's staple crop

    As drought tightens across Italy, scientists in Emilia-Romagna are testing climate-resistant wheat to protect the country's iconic pasta industry.

    Niccolò Mariani

  • Climate-Resistant Wheat Tests in Emilia-Romagna Offer Lessons for Italy's Fragile South

    Researchers in Italy's Food Valley trial hardier wheat as drought and heat strain southern agriculture

    As Italy's Food Valley tests climate-resistant wheat, Molise's drought-hit farms watch for varieties that could survive a warming South.

    Antonio Petrella

  • Heatwave reshapes Italian tourism as experts urge night-time visits

    With temperatures hitting 40C, travel experts recommend supermarkets and night tours to navigate Italy's latest heatwave

    As Italy swelters under a record heatwave with red alerts across major cities, experts advise tourists to adapt with night-time tours and cooler indoor spots.

    Niccolò Mariani

  • Pasta of the future: Italy tests climate-resistant wheat

    Researchers in Emilia-Romagna's Food Valley are breeding wheat that can withstand drought and heat

    In Emilia-Romagna, Italy's 'Food Valley', researchers are developing climate-resistant wheat to secure the future of pasta as temperatures rise.

    Elena Marcheggiani

  • EU migration chief criticises Spain's regularisation plan

    Commissioner says scheme for undocumented people 'not a good signal' for Europe

    The EU's top migration official has criticised Spain's plan to regularise undocumented migrants, a scheme Rome has watched closely as it weighs its own border posture.

    Davide Ruspoli

  • Vishneva's Venice return raises questions for dance biennale

    The Russian ballerina's performance unsettles an event that vowed to cut ties over Ukraine

    Diana Vishneva's quiet return at the Venice Dance Biennale has raised uncomfortable questions for an event that once promised to sever ties with Russia's artists over the war in Ukraine.

    Davide Ruspoli

  • Italy's Food Valley tests climate-resistant wheat for pasta's future

    Researchers in Emilia-Romagna focus on wheat to keep pasta viable as heat and drought reshape agriculture

    In Emilia-Romagna's 'Food Valley', researchers are developing climate-resistant wheat to secure pasta's future amid rising temperatures and water scarcity.

    Marco Di Sante

  • Cash on Sicilian beach echoes Calabrian smuggling routes

    Nearly €700,000 found washed up in Sicily recalls the cash flows that move through southern Italy's ports

    The discovery of nearly €700,000 in cash on a Sicilian beach has drawn attention to the illicit money flows that move through southern Italy's coastal economies.

    Saverio Gallo

  • Pasta's future: Italy tests climate-resistant wheat

    In Emilia-Romagna's Food Valley, researchers breed wheat to survive drought and heat

    Researchers in Italy's Food Valley are developing climate-resistant wheat to safeguard pasta as droughts and heatwaves intensify.

    Rosaria Esposito

  • Drought Tightens Across Italy as Puglia's Olive Groves Feel the Strain

    Water restrictions spread as the South's agriculture faces another dry summer

    As Italy's drought deepens, Puglia's olive groves and farms face the consequences of dwindling water supplies.

    Francesca Lazzari

  • Climate-Resistant Wheat Tests Could Reshape Basilicata's Pasta Heartland

    Researchers in Emilia-Romagna trial hardy wheat varieties as drought and heat strain southern agriculture

    As Italy's 'Food Valley' develops climate-resistant wheat, Basilicata's durum fields — the source of much of the nation's pasta — watch closely.

    Pietro Lasorsa

  • EU criticises Spain's migrant plan after Ceuta crisis meeting

    Commissioner says regularising undocumented people 'not a good signal' for Europe

    The EU's migration chief has criticised Spain's plan to regularise undocumented migrants, deepening divisions after the Ceuta border crisis.

    Adriana Sole

  • Pasta of the future: Italy tests climate-resistant wheat

    In Emilia-Romagna's 'Food Valley', researchers are breeding wheat to survive heat and drought

    Italian researchers in Emilia-Romagna are developing climate-resistant wheat varieties to safeguard pasta production against rising temperatures.

    Adriana Sole

  • Milan bids farewell to Baresi, a defender who defined an era

    Thousands line the streets as Italy and AC Milan honour one of football's greatest defenders

    Milan paid a final tribute to Franco Baresi, the legendary AC Milan and Italy defender who died last week aged 66, with a funeral at the Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio.

    Tobia Marenghi

  • Italy's 'pasta of the future' takes root as climate stress hits wheat

    Researchers in Emilia-Romagna test climate-resistant wheat varieties, a shift with implications for Piedmont's food industry

    In Italy's 'Food Valley', scientists are developing climate-resistant wheat to safeguard pasta production as heat and drought threaten yields.

    Lorenzo Ferraris

  • Climate-Resistant Wheat Tests Point to Alpine Future

    Emilia-Romagna's pasta research echoes in Valle d'Aosta's high pastures

    As Italy's Food Valley breeds wheat for a hotter climate, Valle d'Aosta's alpine agriculture watches for lessons in resilience.

    Camille Bréan

  • Milan mourns Franco Baresi as thousands line streets for funeral

    Legendary AC Milan and Italy defender remembered in a city-wide farewell that halted the financial district's rhythm

    Thousands gathered in Milan for the funeral of Franco Baresi, the legendary AC Milan and Italy defender, in a display of civic mourning.

    Beatrice Comolli

  • Italy's Food Valley grows the pasta of a warmer future

    Researchers in Emilia-Romagna test climate-resistant wheat as heatwaves threaten the country's staple crop

    In Emilia-Romagna, scientists are breeding wheat that can withstand drought and heat, seeking to protect Italy's beloved pasta from a changing climate.

    Tommaso Veronese

Opinion

  • The Border We Share

    Italy's Schengen suspension with Spain is a reminder that the EU's frontiers are a common burden, not a national one.

    Editorial Board

  • The Pasta of Tomorrow

    In Emilia-Romagna, scientists are breeding climate-resistant wheat, reminding us that tradition must adapt to survive.

    Editorial Board